According to Edmunds, the average price that shoppers paid for a new car is $30,320. Assume that the standard deviation for the price shoppers pay is $8,740. A random sample of 38 people who purchased a new car paid an average of $32,700. Use a 98% confidence interval to test the validity of claim made by Edmunds.

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Answer:

The claim is valid for 98% confidence interval. A further explanation is described below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given values are:

Sample size,

n = 38

Sample mean,

[tex]\bar{x}=32700[/tex]

Population standard deviation,

[tex]\sigma=8740[/tex]

For 98% confidence interval,

Mean = [tex](\bar{x} \pm z^*\times \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n} } )[/tex]

On substituting the given values, we get

         = [tex](32700 \pm 2.326\times \frac{8740}{\sqrt{38} } )[/tex]

         = [tex](32700 \pm 3297.84)[/tex]

         = [tex](29402.16,35997.84)[/tex]

Thus the above is the appropriate solution.